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<title><![CDATA[What I'm Reading: Justice League of America #39]]></title>
<link>http://blakemp.wordpress.com/2009/11/27/what-im-reading-justice-league-of-america-39/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 21:05:52 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>blakemp</dc:creator>
<guid>http://blakemp.wordpress.com/2009/11/27/what-im-reading-justice-league-of-america-39/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Even before their &#8220;official&#8221; team takes over the book, James Robinson and Mark Bagley ar]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><a href="http://blakemp.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/justice-league-of-america-39t.jpg"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-2168" title="Justice League of America #39" src="http://blakemp.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/justice-league-of-america-39t.jpg" alt="" width="260" height="400" /></a>Even before their &#8220;official&#8221; team takes over the book, <strong>James Robinson </strong>and <strong>Mark Bagley </strong>are having some fun with the remnants of the previous team in this <em><strong>Blackest Night </strong></em>crossover. The rag-tag team, including Vixen, Gypsy, Dr. Light,Zatanna, Red Tornado, and Plastic Man, stand in the broken husk of the Hall of Justice, where the Black Lantern corpses of many of their enemies have recently arisen. It&#8217;s not just the enemies they&#8217;ll need to deal with &#8212; Gypsy and Vixen find themselves facing their late teammate Vibe, Zatanna confronts the soulless corpse of her own father, and Dr. Light seeks out the villain whose name she has been trying to redeem for years.</p>
<p>As always, <strong>Robinson</strong>&#8217;s grasp of character is impeccable. He puts these heroes through real Hell, and they&#8217;ve started from a pretty nasty place to begin with. The duel between Zatanna and Zatara is epic, exciting stuff. Zee already had to watch her own father&#8217;s soul destroyed in the <em><strong>Reign in Hell </strong></em>series &#8212; fighting his body, battling him spell for spell&#8230; it&#8217;s wonderful. We also get some really good stuff here with Dr. Light. In fact, <strong>Robinson </strong>in general has become quite the champion of that character, both here and in <em><strong>Superman</strong></em>.</p>
<p><strong>Bagley </strong>isn&#8217;t just one of the top artists in the business because he&#8217;s consistent. He&#8217;s also <em>good</em>. The women especially look good here, and the slowly-melting Plastic Man looks like he&#8217;s in major agony. Bad for Plas, of course, but it&#8217;s impressive in the terms of the artwork.</p>
<p>This story tales place after <strong>Robinson</strong>&#8217;s <em><strong>Cry For Justice </strong></em>miniseries which &#8212; as of this writing &#8212; still has two issues to go. But between that title and this one, I&#8217;m more than satisfied that the book is going to be in very good hands.</p>
<p><strong>Rating: 8/10</strong></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Darkness Falls]]></title>
<link>http://culturekids.wordpress.com/2009/11/26/darkness-falls/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:41:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Galen Marek</dc:creator>
<guid>http://culturekids.wordpress.com/2009/11/26/darkness-falls/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[With four Blackest Night-related issues out this week, including Blackest Night No. 5, there was muc]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><strong>With </strong>four <em>Blackest Night</em>-related issues out this week, including <em>Blackest Night</em> No. 5, there was much to read, re-read and digest.</p>
<p>After reading <em>Green Lantern</em> No. 48 and <em>Blackest Night</em> No. 5, all I can say is, &#8220;Wow.&#8221; This stuff just keeps getting better and better every month.</p>
<p>Also out this week were <em>Teen Titans</em> No. 77 (Blackest Night) and <em>Justice League of America</em> No. 39 (Blackest Night), which are interesting diversions, but pale in comparison to the main event and the two <em>Green Lantern</em> books.</p>
<p>Nevertheless, here are some random observations:</p>
<p><a href="http://culturekids.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/greedy-larfleeze-whats-a-gonzo-i-want-it.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-50" title="Greedy-Larfleeze-WHATS-A-GONZO-I-WANT-IT" src="http://culturekids.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/greedy-larfleeze-whats-a-gonzo-i-want-it.jpg" alt="" width="280" height="275" /></a>Larfleeze is hilarious, and when compared to the unfettered seriousness and rage of Atrocitus, it&#8217;s a winning combination. They deserve their own story arc as some buddy team-up or something.</p>
<p>Before Atrocitus got to Okaara, what happened with the Lost Lanterns on Ysmault? And how exactly did Atrocitus get to Okaara? Can he just teleport anywhere? And what happened to the other Red Lanterns? Did he just leave them to run wild on Ysmault or does he have a second in command? Maybe Dex Starr?</p>
<p>Yeah, it&#8217;s been said over and over, but, damn, Carol Ferris looks good in violet.</p>
<p>Blue Lantern&#8230;Atrocitus? Wow.</p>
<p>By the way, I never thought I&#8217;d see the moment when Atrocitus and Saint Walker would have a Hallmark moment. Seriously, I felt bad for the big red guy.</p>
<p>So, Indigo-1 keeps blabbing about Abin Sur, now referring to him as her savior. Makes you wonder what Abin Sur&#8217;s connection to Indigo-1 is all about and why Abin Sur is clearly mentioned among all that gobbledygook that is supposed to be the Indigo Tribe oath.</p>
<p>No surprise here&#8230;Hal Jordan says, &#8220;SCREW YOU&#8221; to working for the Guardians again, which gets a rise out of Thaal Sinestro (I wonder if you pronounce that like &#8220;Hal&#8221;). Now, if only Hal can stay alive to tell them that&#8230;</p>
<p>Now, I&#8217;ve seen it all&#8230;a cholo Black Lantern. Paco Ramone, holmes!<a href="http://culturekids.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/915196-blackest_night_20090813012750859_super.jpg"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-51" title="915196-blackest_night_20090813012750859_super" src="http://culturekids.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/915196-blackest_night_20090813012750859_super.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="455" /></a></p>
<p>Awww&#8230;Plastic Man.</p>
<p><em>Teen Titans</em> No. 77 (Blackest Night)? Shoulda just called it <em>Deathstroke </em>(Blackest Night). It was all about Slade&#8217;s family reunion, which makes you wonder what other plot got scrapped before they went with this one.</p>
<p>So, with their powers combined, the Lanterns summon Captain&#8211;wait&#8230;Batman? What the Hell? Totally unexpected. So, if their powers combined just made things worse&#8230;what now?</p>
<p>As if things weren&#8217;t difficult enough, Nekron pulls at bat out of his sleeve and turns Superman, Wonder Woman, Conner Kent, Green Arrow, Kid Flash, Donna Troy, Ice and Animal Man into Black Lanterns, with Hal and Barry Allen about to join the party, as well.</p>
<p>Guy Gardner won&#8217;t be happy that Nekron messed with his girl.</p>
<p>Well, at least Scar is gone. What an annoying and detestable character. So, what becomes of &#8220;The Book of the Black?&#8221; Is Lyssa Drak still stuck in there?</p>
<p>At this point, it looks like nothing can stop Nekron.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[E-Comics: Justice League of America nº 37]]></title>
<link>http://blogdelajusticia.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/e-comics-justice-league-of-america-n%c2%ba-37/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:19:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>El Bicho Azul</dc:creator>
<guid>http://blogdelajusticia.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/e-comics-justice-league-of-america-n%c2%ba-37/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Se acaba este arco argumental de transición. La JLA número 37 marca el fin de una etapa bastante pob]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><img class="alignleft" src="http://i696.photobucket.com/albums/vv326/justiciero/jla37-1.jpg" alt="" width="178" height="278" />Se acaba este <a href="http://blogdelajusticia.wordpress.com/2009/09/30/jla-en-transicion/" target="_self">arco argumental de transición</a>. La <a href="http://blogdelajusticia.wordpress.com/2009/10/31/jla-en-transicion-con-final-semi-epico/" target="_self"><strong>JLA</strong> número <strong>37</strong> </a>marca el fin de una etapa bastante pobre aunque en estos tres episodios <strong>Len Wein</strong> llevó a cabo un trabajo muy digno en el guión, con la <strong>Liga de la Justicia</strong> enfrentada a las maquinaciones de Roulette y Amos Fortune.</p>
<p>Hay mucha acción y tenemos la participación de<strong> Wonder Woman</strong> y el carismático <strong>Plastic Man</strong>. Y que <strong>Superman</strong> esté en la portada no es publicidad engañosa. Les aseguro que también tiene un rol en la historia.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.4shared.com/file/146974752/a87f16f0/Justice_League_of_America_37idevnamMAL.html" target="_self">Descárgalo desde acá (4shared)</a>.<br />
Muchas gracias a la traducción de Idevnam y maquetación de Mal.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[DC Justice League Unlimited Heroes and Villains on the loose !]]></title>
<link>http://marvelpg.wordpress.com/2009/11/21/dc-justice-league-unlimited-heroes-and-villains-on-the-loose/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>marvelpg</dc:creator>
<guid>http://marvelpg.wordpress.com/2009/11/21/dc-justice-league-unlimited-heroes-and-villains-on-the-loose/</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[Quick Read]]></title>
<link>http://continuityblog.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/quick-read/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:41:57 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>dcuboymw</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Superman/Batman #66 Written by Scott Kolins Art by Kolins As it turns out, Bizarro is much more inte]]></description>
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<p><strong><font size="4">Superman/Batman #66</font>       <br />Written by Scott Kolins       <br />Art by Kolins</strong></p>
<p>As it turns out, Bizarro is much more interesting in Black Lantern emotional spectrum vision then he is without it. Haha. I like that he said he was full of rage when the Black Lantern saw love. Nice use of the opposite speech and twisting it to fit Blackest Night perfectly. It was also great to see Frankenstein and the Bride. This was good but a little rushed. It was a quick read.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[JLA en transición con final "semi - épico"]]></title>
<link>http://blogdelajusticia.wordpress.com/2009/10/31/jla-en-transicion-con-final-semi-epico/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:13:44 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>El Bicho Azul</dc:creator>
<guid>http://blogdelajusticia.wordpress.com/2009/10/31/jla-en-transicion-con-final-semi-epico/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Sin pena ni gloria, pero digno, acaba este miniarco de transición de la Justice League of America, a]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><img class="alignleft" src="http://i696.photobucket.com/albums/vv326/justiciero/jla37-2.jpg" alt="" width="178" height="271" />Sin pena ni gloria, pero digno, acaba este miniarco de transición de la <strong>Justice League of America</strong>, antes de que en el número 38 <strong>James Robinson</strong> y <strong>Mark Bagley</strong> se hagan cargo esta desperfilada colección.</p>
<p>Tal como estaba anunciado, en este final “épico” la <strong>JLA</strong> se enfrenta a tres versiones de la<strong> Royal Flush</strong> mientras los villanísimos<strong> Roulette</strong> y <strong>Amos Fortune</strong> hacen sus apuestas. <strong>Len Wein</strong> no se complicó para nada para hacer este arco y los lápices de <strong>Tom Derenick</strong> tampoco ayudan a hacer algo memorable. Como comentaba en un post anterior, acá se “mantuvo el pasito”.</p>
<p>En general, el episodio tiene harta acción y el guión se esmera en demostrar que ante todo, la <strong>JLA </strong>es un equipo y que su éxito depende de que los héroes confíen en las potencialidades de sus colegas. Y por eso podemos perdonar que la historia sea básica. Y al menos en un flashback aparece <strong>Superman</strong> teniendo una conversación con <strong>Vixen</strong> acerca de mantener vivo &#8211; al menos &#8211; el concepto de la Liga. Y esto es indicador de que la portada de este número no es publicidad engañosa porque el hombre de acero sí aparece en las páginas de la revista, aunque ande ocupado en <strong>New Krypton</strong>. Je.</p>
<p><a href="http://bichodiario.blogspot.com/2009/10/jla-en-transicion-con-final-semi-epico.html" target="_blank">Publicado originalmente en el Diario del Bicho Azul</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Kurz Reviews]]></title>
<link>http://panelwars.wordpress.com/2009/10/25/kurz-reviews-2/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:55:01 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Ratzfatz</dc:creator>
<guid>http://panelwars.wordpress.com/2009/10/25/kurz-reviews-2/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Kurz Reviews mit ein paar Comics vom 21.10.2009 CHEW #5 (Image Comics) Das Finale des ersten Arcs en]]></description>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><strong>Kurz Reviews mit ein paar Comics vom 21.10.2009</strong></p>
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<p><span style="color:#ff6600;"><strong>CHEW #5</strong></span></p>
<p><em><span style="color:#ff6600;"><strong>(Image Comics)</strong></span></em></p>
<p>Das Finale des ersten Arcs endet mit einem richtigen Knall, wobei diesen der Eine oder Andere vielleicht schon auf Grund des Covers hätte erahnen können. Weiß nicht warum aber als ich diesen Blick sah, hab ich mir schon gedacht, dass da was schief laufen wird&#8230;</p>
<p><em><span style="color:#ff6600;"><strong>Layman</strong></span></em> gelingt mittels großartiger Dialoge das Meisterstück, dass er den Charakteren zwar eine massive Wendung gibt, jedoch ihre Persönlichkeiten dabei unangetastet lässt. Keiner wird von einer Sekunde auf die Andere vom Engel zum Teufel, es kommen nur andere Motivationen zum Vorschein. Sympathisch sind die Figuren aber immer noch.</p>
<p>Wer spekuliert hat dass dem momentan wahnsinnig beliebtem Chew nach dem ersten Arc die Luft ausgehen könnte, hat sich wahrscheinlich getäuscht. Mit dieser Wendung bietet die neue Serie dem Leser genügend Gründe auch noch den nächsten Arc weiter zu kaufen.</p>
<h2 style="text-align:right;"><strong><em><span style="color:#ff6600;">5/5</span></em></strong></h2>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2685" title="InvincibleIronMan19A48138_f" src="http://panelwars.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/invincibleironman19a48138_f.jpg?w=193" alt="InvincibleIronMan19A48138_f" width="193" height="300" /></p>
<p><span style="color:#ff6600;"><strong>INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #19</strong></span></p>
<p><em><span style="color:#ff6600;"><strong>(Marvel Comics)</strong></span></em></p>
<p>Ich hab die erste Hälfte des ewig langen <em>„Worlds Most wanted Man</em>“ Arc gesammelt, bin aber dann aus Langweile und Desinteresse ausgestiegen. Nun bin ich beim Finale wieder mit dabei und auch wenn ich zugeben muss, dass dieses Heft schon besser ist als die vorhergehenden, habe ich nicht das Gefühl in der Zwischenzeit etwas verpasst zu haben.</p>
<p>Man kann dieses Heft vielleicht als „Pflicht“ ansehen, da es den ersten Schritt macht Iron Man, Cap und Thor das erste Mal nach dem Civil War wieder zusammenzuführen, doch hat auch dieses Heft noch lange nicht die Qualität des allerersten Arcs der Serie erreicht.</p>
<p>Das Artwork (<strong><span style="color:#ff6600;"><em>Salvador Larocca</em></span></strong>) läuft gut wenn die HeldInnen sich hinter Rüstungen und Masken verstecken. Sobald sie die Gesichter präsentieren müssen geht aber vieles schief und speziell die weiblichen Heldinnen (Hill, Potts, Romanov) sehen sich hier überraschend ähnlich.</p>
<p>Ich hab gelesen dass Osborn hier richtig durchdrehen würde, aber in Wahrheit sehen wir eigentlich nur einen normalen Wutanfall. Was schwerer wiegt ist, dass ihn erneut viele H.A.M.M.E.R. Leute den Befehl verweigern und manchmal sogar gegen ihn arbeiten. Das war wirklich neu und interessant.</p>
<p>Es tut mir leid das erneut sagen zu müssen aber ähnlich wie bei den X-Men enttäuscht mich Matt Fraction auch hier. (Fairerweise muss ich aber sagen, dass er hier &#8211; wie auch bei den X-Men &#8211; einen Zeichner bekommen hat der mir nicht voll zusagt)</p>
<p>Und €3,99 ist das Heft wirklich nicht wert…</p>
<h2 style="text-align:right;"><em><span style="color:#ff6600;"><strong>2/5</strong></span></em></h2>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2686" title="JusticeLeagueofAmericaVol48142_f" src="http://panelwars.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/justiceleagueofamericavol48142_f.jpg?w=196" alt="JusticeLeagueofAmericaVol48142_f" width="196" height="300" /></p>
<p><span style="color:#ff6600;"><strong>JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #38</strong></span></p>
<p><em><span style="color:#ff6600;"><strong>(DC Comics)</strong></span></em></p>
<p>Bin kein Fan der Serie, aber da alle so sehr auf die Rückkehr von<em><span style="color:#ff6600;"><strong> James Robinson</strong></span></em> gebaut haben, hab ich mir sein JLA-Debut Heft (<em>ich lass jetzt „Cry for Justice“ mal außen vor</em>) auch geholt. NaJa, zumindest nach diesem Heft zweifle ich daran ob James Robinson wirklich der Wunderwuzzi ist, der die Serie retten und zu neuem Glanz tragen wird.</p>
<p>Die Story hier ist wirklich nur ein ganz mieser Filler zwischen dem vorhergehenden Arc und behält am Ende eine kleine Ankündigung dass sich die JLA nun auch bald in die Blackest Night einmischen wird.</p>
<p>Vixen lädt ein paar JLAler in ein älteres HQ ein, heult erneut herum, dass das alles ja keinen Sinn mehr hätte, Despero taucht auf, bricht nen Streit vom Zaun, ein paar andere JLAler kommen dazu und mit Hilfe eines Unbekannten wird Despero am Ende mit aus dem Nichts mit Magie besiegt. Das liest sich noch Old-Schooliger als der vorhergehende Len Wein Arc.</p>
<p>Da das hier wirklich nur ne seltsame <em>Filler-Blackest Night-Prolog Nummer</em> gewesen ist, kann man sie wohl kaum als Referenz für oder gegen Robinsons zukünftige Arbeit nutzen, aber um die Serie zu retten muss hier noch eine deutliche Steigerung her!</p>
<h2 style="text-align:right;"><em><span style="color:#ff6600;"><strong>1/5</strong></span></em></h2>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2687" title="PowerGirlVol26ASpaceG48132_f" src="http://panelwars.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/powergirlvol26aspaceg48132_f.jpg?w=198" alt="PowerGirlVol26ASpaceG48132_f" width="198" height="300" /></p>
<p><span style="color:#ff6600;"><strong>POWER GIRL #6<br />
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<p><em><span style="color:#ff6600;"><strong>(DC Comics)</strong></span></em></p>
<p>Wie schon bei den letzten Ausgaben gefallen mit die Dialoge und besonders die Zeichnungen von Amanda Conner außerordentlich gut. Was mir aber weiterhin nicht gefällt sind die bescheuerten Abenteuer die Karen als Power Girl bestehen muss.</p>
<p>Es hört sich vielleicht seltsam an, aber in diesem Superhelden-Heft stört mich am meisten, dass es sich um ein Superhelden-Comic handelt. Wenns nach mir ginge könnte man ruhig viel mehr Platz für Karen und Terras ziviles Leben aufwenden, denn die beiden sind einfach nur grandios. Wenn Karen mit der unschuldigen Atlee zum Ikea <em>(das soll doch der Ikea sein, oder?) </em>oder erneut ins Kino geht und Terra für alles eine kindliche Begeisterung zeigt, ist dass wirklich niedlich mit anzusehen.</p>
<p>Das Team sollte sich mal wirklich zusammen tun um eine Art „Slice of Life“ Geschichte zu machen. Das würde ich sofort kaufen!</p>
<h2 style="text-align:right;"><em><span style="color:#ff6600;"><strong>4/5</strong></span></em></h2>
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<p><span style="color:#ff6600;"><strong>THUNDERBOLTS</strong></span></p>
<p><em><span style="color:#ff6600;"><strong>(Marvel Comics)</strong></span></em></p>
<p>Überraschung, Überraschung! Ich weiß nicht ob ich’s vergessen oder nur überlesen habe, aber in diesem Heft zeichnet sich Rick Remender für die Story und Mahmud A. Asrar für die Zeichnungen verantwortlich. Ja, das ist schon ein Team mit dem ich leben kann, doch können sie in diesem Heft leider nicht ihre gesamte Kreativität entfalten.</p>
<p>Norman Osborn entführt aus Rache <em>(wegen der Geschichte mit Danielle</em>) Iron Fist um ihn nach einer Gehirnwäsche gegen seinen besten Kumpel Luke Cage in den Kampf zu schicken.</p>
<p>Tja, ich glaube keiner erwartete wirklich in diesem „One-Shot“ die Ermordung Luke Cages mitzuerleben und somit bleibt auch hier am Ende alles wieder beim Alten. Der Weg zurück in den Status Quo ist aber durchaus amüsant und spannend erzählt und besonders der Dialog zwischen Iron Fist und Luke Cage in dem sie ihre sozialen Unterschiede ansprechen, gefällt mir sehr gut. Auch Ant-Man hat wie immer ein paar tolle Momente und Gags zu bieten</p>
<p>Im Zusammenhangmit Ant-Man scheint  Remender aber ein Fehler zu unterlaufen: Er lässt Ant-Man in den Körper von Cage wo er sich vergrößert um ihn von innen heraus zu zerreißen. Dies misslingt aber da Cage auch undurchdringliche Gedärme hat. <span style="text-decoration:underline;">PROBLEM:</span> Ich bin mir sicher, dass Luke Cage während des<em> Secret War</em> wegen inneren Verletzungen im Krankenhaus lag und die Ärzte ihn nicht heilen konnten da eben seine <strong>Haut</strong> undurchdringlich ist! Ok, das ist jetzt ein totaler <strong>Nerd Alert</strong>, aber ich würd jetzt schon gerne wissen ob jetzt <span style="text-decoration:underline;">nur</span> seine Haut oder auch alles was darunter steckt unzerstörbar ist. Denn das ist meiner Meinung nach schon ein wesentlicher Unterschied!</p>
<p>Auch die Thunderbolts selbst werden wieder toll charakterisiert und dass Mister X ordentlich auf die Fresse bekommt, wurde auch mal Zeit. Auch das interne Intrigen-Stadel gegen Osborn wird brav weitergepflegt und man erkennt, dass  es nicht mehr lange Dauern kann bis der Dark Reign nun wirklich dem Ende zu geht.</p>
<p>Tolles Heft und vielleicht auch für Leute geeignet, die die Thunderbolts mal auschecken wollen, oder nur große Luke Cage Fans sind.</p>
<h2 style="text-align:right;"><em><strong><span style="color:#ff6600;">5/5</span></strong></em></h2>
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<title><![CDATA[Justice League of America #38 - Review]]></title>
<link>http://weeklycomicbookreview.com/2009/10/23/justice-league-of-america-38-review/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:12:38 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>paladinking</dc:creator>
<guid>http://weeklycomicbookreview.com/2009/10/23/justice-league-of-america-38-review/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[by James Robinson (writer), Mark Bagley (pencils), Rob Hunter (inks), Pete Pantazis (colors), and Ro]]></description>
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<p><em>by James Robinson (writer), Mark Bagley (pencils), Rob Hunter (inks), Pete Pantazis (colors), and Rob Leigh (letters)</em></p>
<p><strong>The Story:</strong> Someone dies, the remnants of the JLA discuss their future, and Despero attacks.</p>
<p><strong>What&#8217;s Good:</strong> Even though it’s the death of an absolute z-lister, I really did like the opening scene this month. In providing a massive, faceless new enemy, it delivered that sense of foreboding danger that should be in the opening issue of any writer&#8217;s run. It felt meaningful and intense and promised good stuff to come.</p>
<p>Robinson also writes a powerful and likable Zatanna and her presence is probably the high point of the issue.  She&#8217;s just a lot of fun, light-hearted but also the undeniable heavy of the team at the moment. Robinson also does a good job on approaching Plas&#8217; current predicament, including referencing his agelessness, limitations, and Plas&#8217; own frustrations when he&#8217;s unable to act upon his creativity.</p>
<p>On art, Mark Bagley&#8217;s work is superb. This is basically the standard for the &#8220;modern DC superhero&#8221; look, and what better place for that than the JLA comic? It&#8217;s a bright, colorful, and pleasing comic full of youth, energy, and vitality. Bagley was definitely the right man for the job.</p>
<p><strong>What&#8217;s Not So Good:</strong> Despite all this, this comic is something of a disaster zone. It&#8217;s not the fault of Bagley or Robinson, who outside of one atrocious punch-line by Despero, acquit themselves admirably.  Rather, this is a case of &#8220;wrong place, wrong time.&#8221;</p>
<p>The problem is that Robinson and Bagley are being thrown into a company-wide event before even managing to get through one issue. As a result, Robinson has far too much on his plate: the aftermath of Cry for Justice, McDuffie&#8217;s baggage, and leading in to a Blackest Night tie-in.</p>
<p>That said, his hands are also tied. Given that the Blackest Night tie-in will run for two months, his run won&#8217;t really start until January. As a result, he can&#8217;t fully introduce a new enemy. He can&#8217;t start his first arc. He can&#8217;t even introduce his JLA roster. He&#8217;s forced to give us 22 pages of chaos and water treading.</p>
<p>We get an utterly pointless and horribly familiar conversation about whether the JLA has a future or not. It&#8217;s one we&#8217;ve heard a million times and it&#8217;s without any real emotional impact or distinct flavor. It&#8217;s just the same tired material without nuance. It&#8217;s also more or less without consequence. Nothing changes and nothing is revealed thanks to the conversation. It&#8217;s just there to fill pages. Then we get a random, and I mean <em>random</em> attack by freaking <em>Despero</em> of all people. Huh? Where in the heck did that come from? Despero&#8217;s reasons are never explained and even if they were, it&#8217;d still be random. You can&#8217;t have a guy like Despero launch a surprise attack out of the blue with zero build-up.</p>
<p>Then BAM!  Blackest Night image of a zombie floating in the air!</p>
<p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This is a bad comic that still has hope for its run, given that none of it is Bagley or Robinson&#8217;s fault.</p>
<p><strong>Grade: C -</strong></p>
<p>-Alex Evans</p>
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<title><![CDATA[This Was Actually Good]]></title>
<link>http://continuityblog.wordpress.com/2009/10/22/this-was-actually-good/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:18:56 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>dcuboymw</dc:creator>
<guid>http://continuityblog.wordpress.com/2009/10/22/this-was-actually-good/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Justice League of America #38 Written by James Robinson Art by Mark Bagley Holy shit! This must be t]]></description>
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<p><strong><font size="4">Justice League of America #38       <br /></font>Written by James Robinson      <br />Art by Mark Bagley</strong></p>
<p>Holy shit! This must be the most underrated comic of the fucking year. After reading all of the horrible reviews and the abysmal so far Cry for Justice mini, I actually enjoyed this a lot. That’s a good thing – because this book has been bad for a really long time. Bagley can certainly draw better then any artist this book has had and Robinson’s dialogue is much better then it has been over in Cry for Justice. I liked it. Sure, Blue Jay dying was stupid and we don’t need another superhero dying but forget that, I liked the moments in the cave and all of the talking about its history and even Young Justice. It’s too bad Plas is going to stay on the team because he is always fun. The fight with Despero was even exciting because Bagley is an artist who makes it easy to see what is going on. Forget what you have heard, I think this is a good start to the Robinson – Bagley run.</p>
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<link>http://sayf.wordpress.com/2009/10/11/plastic-man/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 08:06:49 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Sayf</dc:creator>
<guid>http://sayf.wordpress.com/2009/10/11/plastic-man/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Warming up helps your body prepare itself for training both mentally and physically, and reduces the]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p style="margin-bottom:.5cm;padding:0;" align="left">Warming up helps your body prepare itself for training both mentally and physically, and reduces the chance of injury. The aims of stretching are to gently lengthen muscles before and after any form of exercise, and to improve tissue elasticity / flexibility. If done correctly, stretching will help prevent injuries and increase athletic performance.</p>
<p><strong>Enjoy this </strong><strong>8 key steps !</strong><br />
_Begin with gradual mobility exercises of all the joints (natural lubrification with synovial fluid).<br />
_Warm up the body prior to stretching (increases blood flow and makes the muscles more supple).<br />
_Slowly bring your heart rate down before you begin stretching (take your time bro).<br />
_Ok, start with your legs, and work up the body, in order not to miss out any of the stretches.<br />
_Feel some slight discomfort, if you don&#8217;t feel anything, then you may be doing the stretch incorrectly.<br />
_Hold each stretch for a minimum of 15 seconds.<br />
_Breathing slowly, regulary and rhythmically (do not hold your breath tomato head).<br />
_Stop immediately if you feel any severe pain, Plastic Man.</p>
<p>Mission : 10 minutes for warm-up and 20 minutes for stretching.<br />
<strong>Yes brother ! 30 minutes to be ready.<br />
</strong>During cold weather make sure you spend more time warming up.</p>

<p><strong>Perform this sequence of stretches only after you have warmed up the muscles.</strong></p>
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<link>http://blogdelajusticia.wordpress.com/2009/09/30/jla-en-transicion/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 22:37:55 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>El Bicho Azul</dc:creator>
<guid>http://blogdelajusticia.wordpress.com/2009/09/30/jla-en-transicion/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Y se fue MdDuffie, dejando en un bache creativo a la Justice League of America, hoyo que a mi juicio]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><img class="alignleft" src="http://i696.photobucket.com/albums/vv326/justiciero/jla35.jpg" alt="" width="178" height="275" />Y se fue <strong>MdDuffie</strong>, dejando en un bache creativo a la <strong>Justice League of America</strong>, hoyo que a mi juicio se arrastraba desde el número 20 USA, o sea hace bastante rato.</p>
<p>Ya sabemos que en el <strong>nº38</strong> llegará <strong>James Robinson</strong>, escritor que de a poco armará una alineación que incluirá a héroes como <strong>Donna Troy, Mon-El, Batman (Dick Grayson) y Green Lantern (Hal Jordan)</strong>, entre otros.</p>
<p>Pero esa historia aún no se escribe, puesto que entre el 35 y el 37 fue Len Wein el encargado de hacer una saguita de transición trayendo a villanos de la talla de la <strong>Royal Flush Gang</strong> en medio de las intrigas creadas por la villano de la <strong>Justice Society of America, Roulette</strong> y el viejo maloso de la <strong>Justice League of America</strong>, <strong>Amos Fortune</strong>.</p>
<p><img class="alignright" src="http://i696.photobucket.com/albums/vv326/justiciero/jla36.jpg" alt="" width="178" height="275" />La trama es típica, sin riesgos, claramente encargada para rellenar y &#8220;mantener el pasito&#8221; mientras llega Robinson y se desarrolla paralelamente <strong>“Cry For Justice”</strong>, escrita por el mismo autor.</p>
<p>De todos modos, tiene cosas positivas: es enretenida y tiene los regresos estelares de <strong>Plastic Man y Wonder Woman</strong>. El resto son los tira y afloja típicos de un caso de la JLA, discusiones entre los héroes, problemas de liderazgo y la necesidad de manterner viva a la Liga de La Justicia, en crisis creativa por varios números y con la falta de miembros peso pesado por cosas de la continuidad actual del Universo DC.</p>
<p>Falta un episodio para que esto termine, señores, mientras esperamos la necesaria renovación creativa para uno de los súper equipos más clásicos la DC Comics.</p>
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<link>http://continuityblog.wordpress.com/2009/09/28/powers/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:48:07 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>dcuboymw</dc:creator>
<guid>http://continuityblog.wordpress.com/2009/09/28/powers/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Justice League of America #37 Written by Len Wein Art by Tom Derenick This issue concludes Len Wein’]]></description>
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<p><strong><font size="4">Justice League of America #37       <br /></font>Written by Len Wein      <br />Art by Tom Derenick</strong></p>
<p>This issue concludes Len Wein’s fill-in arc and I must say that it was a sucess. Wein utilized each of the powers of the team members in unique ways and gave them all equal screen time. That is much better then McDuffie or Meltzer ever did on this book. I wonder where this story is going to continue? Under Robinson’s pen? I don’t know because there was definitely a cliffhanger about the Key and a possible murder of Professor Fortune. But anyways, this was a good arc and Wein should be proud of it.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Justice League of America #37]]></title>
<link>http://panelwars.wordpress.com/2009/09/25/justice-league-of-america-37/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 19:10:45 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Ratzfatz</dc:creator>
<guid>http://panelwars.wordpress.com/2009/09/25/justice-league-of-america-37/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #37 Royal Pain! Chapter 3: Dead Man&#8217;s Hand DC Comics Nachdem die Roy]]></description>
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<p><strong><span style="color:#ff9900;">Royal Pain!</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#ff9900;">Chapter 3: Dead Man&#8217;s Hand</span></strong></p>
<p><span style="color:#ff9900;"><em>DC Comics</em></span></p>
<p><em>Nachdem die Royal Flush Gang sich über ganz Amerika aufgeteilt hat um überall gleichzeitig Überfälle zu verüben, muss sich auch das B-Line-Up der JLA in Teams aufdividieren und die zahlenmäßig überlegene RFG in 2er Teams bekämpfen…</em></p>
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<p>Tja, was soll ich noch viel Anderes zu diesem Heft schreiben? Genau das was ich im Inhalt umrissen habe, passiert hier auch. Etwas aufgepeppt wird die Story dadurch, dass die RFG über eine Technologie verfügt die der JLA Pech bringt (wahrscheinlich das Zeug das sie im ersten Kapitel gestohlen haben) wodurch die Duos immer einen kurzen Rückschlag erleben, dann aber doch die Überhand gewinnen. Manchmal funktioniert dies eher langweilig (<em>Plastic Man, obwohl die Titano Verwendung schon cool ist…</em>), manchmal mit etwas Drama (<em>Vixen, mit einem Flashback zu einer aufmunternden Superman Rede</em>) und manchmal wirklich kreativ (<em>Wonder Woman, die hier ihre Kampf-Erfahrung unter Beweis stellt</em>)</p>
<p>Am Ende gibt’s dann noch 2 kleine Aufreger bzw. Enthüllungen als Epiloge, die zwar nett zu lesen, mir aber reichlich egal sind, da ich ja mit dem DC Universum nicht so viel zu tun habe und auch die JLA wahrscheinlich nicht mehr weiter verfolgen werde. (Hat aber andere Gründe als dieses Heft)</p>
<p><em><span style="color:#ff9900;"><strong>Len Wein </strong></span></em>hatte die undankbare Aufgabe mit seinem 3-Hefte Arc einen Filler bzw. ne Brücke zu<span style="color:#ff9900;"><em> James Robinsons </em></span>kommender JLA zu schreiben und auch wenn der Arc (speziell dieses Finale) sehr nach alter Schule roch, hat der Haudegen seine Aufgabe verdammt gut bewältigt.</p>
<p>Trotz dem Ausbleiben von Superman (das Cover täuscht) und anderen JLAlern der A-Riege, hat er eine nette kleine Geschichte gezaubert die mir sogar einige der B-Helden sympathisch werden ließ <em>(die aber die trotzdem nicht in der neuen Liga dabei sein werden…)</em></p>
<p>Das Artwork ist ebenfalls durchgehend nett anzusehen, doch wie auch in der Story selbst, bleiben die großen Momente leider aus.</p>
<p>Das Finale fand ich zwar, gemessen an den beiden vorhergehenden Heften und trotz der Epiloge, etwas schwach, doch es bleibt trotzdem ein guter unterhaltsamer Arc.</p>
<h2 style="text-align:right;"><strong><em><span style="color:#ff9900;">3/5</span></em></strong></h2>
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<td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Len_Wein">Len Wein</a></td>
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<td>Thomas Derenick</td>
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<td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Green_%28artist%29">Dan Green</a>, Marlo Alquiza, Jonathan Glapion, Rob Hunter, Walden Wong</td>
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<td>Pete Pantazis</td>
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<td>Rob Leigh</td>
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<td>Curiel, David</td>
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<td>Prado, Joe</td>
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<td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Didio">Dan DiDio</a></td>
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<td>Eddie Berganza</td>
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<td>Adam Schlagman</td>
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<title><![CDATA[Justice League - JLA team RED]]></title>
<link>http://averydraws.wordpress.com/2009/09/10/275/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 06:29:10 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>avery4peace</dc:creator>
<guid>http://averydraws.wordpress.com/2009/09/10/275/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[JLA RED Over at Drawingboard.org the theme for this month&#8217;s superhero JAM is Red. A while back]]></description>
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<p><strong>JLA RED</strong><br />
Over at Drawingboard.org the theme for this month&#8217;s superhero JAM is Red. A while back I did JLA team BLACK with Batman, Black Lighting, Black Canary, Phantom Stranger, and the Resurrection Man. The plan was to do a team Green, Blue, Yellow, Orange and Red. Well I&#8217;ve done the red team now and I have no plans to do the others at this point but it was quick fun to pull this team together. I wanted to do it quickly so i went the cartoony route with them. For those that don&#8217;t know, they are Adam Strange, the Flash, Red Tornado, Deadman, Plastic Man and Shazam the Justice League of America team RED!</p>
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<link>http://charlespaolino.wordpress.com/2009/09/01/it-wasnt-her-money-i-was-after/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 01:08:59 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>charlespaolino</dc:creator>
<guid>http://charlespaolino.wordpress.com/2009/09/01/it-wasnt-her-money-i-was-after/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Archie Comics I turn my back on a woman for 50 years, and this is what happens. Veronica Lodge has a]]></description>
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<p>I turn my back on a woman for 50 years, and this is what happens. Veronica Lodge has agreed to marry Archie Andrews. I will admit that Archie has aged a lot better than I have, although he&#8217;s 10 months older, but I still consider this the height of perfidy.</p>
<p>The news has been out for a long time, but the comic book containing the engagement story arrived on news stands today &#8212; or so I&#8217;m told. I didn&#8217;t have the heart to look.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, the news today that Disney is going to buy Marvel Entertainment &#8212; Spider Man, Captain America and all &#8212; got me to thinking about the other comics I read, when I wasn&#8217;t fawning over Veronica.</p>
<p><img class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-1320" title="plastic man" src="http://charlespaolino.wordpress.com/files/2009/09/plastic-man.jpg?w=104" alt="plastic man" width="104" height="150" />My pantheon was Plastic Man, Blackhawk, the Green Lantern, Superman and Batman. Plastic Man had one of the most complicated personal histories of any comicbook hero. I don&#8217;t want to go into it here (I <em>do</em> have to teach the first class of the semester tomorrow morning) but one aspect of it is reminiscent of the Toxic Avenger, now an off-Broadway attraction, thanks to the George Street Playhouse. Toxie, to his intimates, was a nerd who was thrown into a vat of toxic chemical waste that turned him into a superhuman mutant. Plastic Man was an underworld figure who was accidentally sprayed with a chemical that made his body so flexible that he could bend himself into any shape, though he retained the red color and black-and-yellow stripes of his body suit. I remember him, for instance, disguising himself as an icicle, but even as a kid I didn&#8217;t understand why his pursuers couldn&#8217;t spot an icicle with that color scheme.</p>
<p>I don&#8217;t know whether this Disney transaction is good or bad, but I did read an analysis of the financial aspects of the engagement of Archie and Veronica. Roma Luciw, writing in The Globe and Mail, examined whether a couple with such disparate underpinnings &#8212; a wealthy she and a middle-class he &#8212; should enter into a prenuptial agreement. You can read what the experts think at this link:</p>
<p><a title="Do Archie and Veronica need a pre-nup?" href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/personal-finance/do-archie-and-veronica-need-a-pre-nup/article1267701/" target="_blank">http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/personal-finance/do-archie-and-veronica-need-a-pre-nup/article1267701/</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Dear Hawk Girl...]]></title>
<link>http://burgsworld.wordpress.com/2009/08/29/dear-hawk-girl/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 00:40:38 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>The Burg</dc:creator>
<guid>http://burgsworld.wordpress.com/2009/08/29/dear-hawk-girl/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Wow…so this week has been weird huh? It’s been killing me that things have changed suddenly here at ]]></description>
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Wow…so this week has been weird huh?<br />
It’s been killing me that things have changed suddenly here at the Watchtower… there’s nothing worse than have an awkward work environment. </p>
<p>We both know why, maybe it’s an embarrassment thing, or an ego thing, but I guess we just been trying to ignore the obvious.<br />
Truth be told, I miss you. A lot! I miss my friend first and foremost.</p>
<p>Even Super Girl and Black Canary have been asking me what’s happened. So it’s become something that people have noticed &#8211; which I know you hate, because you just want to go about your daily tasks of helping the humans on earth, and not draw dagger stares from those in the league who like to toot my horn.</p>
<p>I blame myself for this situation.</p>
<p>Gotta be honest here Hawks, I really think I messed things up for myself, and I’m worried it’s beyond repair.</p>
<p>I have issues around women…especially those who…ok well; let me rather start at the beginning.<br />
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I’ll never forget that day some 2 and half years ago…we were both fairly new to the Justice League, and you were sent down from your planet for one of Batman’s dreaded debriefings (sometimes they come across as damn sales meetings). I was asked to sit in to see how it all works…and there I noticed you sitting next to Power Girl… you were wearing an animal print outfit and a yellow utility belt, that’s when everything became slow motion and I just melted.</p>
<p>Then you went back to Thanagar. And I was left to go on with my life…I didn’t think we’d ever work an assignment together.</p>
<p>The boys here at the Watchtower mocked me about my crush on you…but it was never an issue really…how could it be right? Id only seen you once.</p>
<p>Over the years we became interplanetary email buddies, you on Thanagar and me here on Earth.</p>
<p>Then I overheard Batman and the Man of Steel talking about how your powers would be a great asset here on Earth.</p>
<p>You and I both bonded over this news. I felt an excitement in me, (which can be embarrassing considering my limbs can stretch at will!)</p>
<p>The thought of seeing you every day and getting to know you on another level, man alive…the Gods were on my side for a change.</p>
<p>I remember the “seek and observe” assignment we were both given back in April, you remember when we thought Animal Man had switched sides and was working for the Injustice League??<br />
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Man the guy may have issues, but he’s on our side. And I know you had a thing with him back in the day…so I ended up being jealous, and couldn’t wait to expose him as a traitor. ( but deep down it was about making you happy that weekend)</p>
<p>When you finally got reassigned to Earth a few months ago, I was like a schoolboy again (see I previously had a thing for Catwoman, and while nothing happened, it was so draining, that I had become a bit cold to the *ahem* opposite sex).</p>
<p>We got along so well you and I.<br />
Our private jokes about the other superheroes who thought their powers were better than ours…good times!</p>
<p>I knew something was changing however.<br />
I tried to avoid it, nay stop it… I really did.<br />
There was no denying it, and despite warnings (some out of concern, others out of jealousy), I began to fall for you.</p>
<p>I didn’t want that to happen, because hey, lets be honest here, Guys like me…they don’t get girls like you.</p>
<p>Last week of course we had our Super Villain seminar that The Flash put together in an attempt to get us all on the same page – Lord knows crime fighting has changed.</p>
<p>We spent so much time together, there was a definite awkwardness I could feel coming from you… I knew something was up. But then on Day 2 of the Super Villain seminar, all my fears were realized. When you were so close to me, and I looked into your eyes, I knew that was it for me. </p>
<p>That was the exact moment I fell in love with you.</p>
<p>When I watched the surveillance video of the seminar, I realized how absolutely perfect you were….and how flawed I was. Confidence plummeted. (yes despite you saying you can’t fit into your cape and tights some days, to me, I had never seen someone so beautiful).</p>
<p>Then earlier this week I heard you were going to see Animal Man again at the annual Superhero Convention…I panicked, what if he was setting you up…No…this couldn’t happen. You deserved better!</p>
<p>I tried to warn you against him and ended up coming across as a jealous A-hole. Then in a passing comment you said something which shattered me completely &#8211; you were seeing Aquaman.<br />
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The world stopped…I didn’t even notice the attack by Starro on the Australian Reef…I was numb. </p>
<p>Being the guy who is always funny and keeping others entertained comes with a price behind the scenes. There is no place for personal hurt.</p>
<p>Plus as you know Wonder Women was leaving the Justice League this week, and she’s one of my dearest friends. I felt like I was about to lose everything in the space of a few days. I began to swing emotionally.</p>
<p>I closed up….and I’m hurting so badly because of my own silly heart and I know it’s not because of you’re actiona, you’re just living your life , and I don’t begrudge you at all…Aquaman is an awesome guy, and if he makes you happy… I really am happy for you. I did have a feeling your mates Red Tornado &#38; Red Tornado II were trying to set you up with someone…but I didn’t think it would be Aquaman!</p>
<p>Deep down I know all the nice moments we shared, the little things like the ice coffee while we checked out super villains personal files, the stealing of Martian Manhunter’s candy coated sweets when we had a craving, and the gifts we gave each other, they were all just done because you are a genuinely nice person.</p>
<p>I’d never had that sorta attention before… I mistook it as the “signs” Green Arrow always talks about which women supposedly give us guys.</p>
<p>Hawkgirl – these last few days we have hardly said a word to each other and it’s killed me. You don’t visit, you don’t look me in the eye, and you don’t email me random things like we ALWAYS do…</p>
<p>So I’m writing you this letter…I don’t even know if you will read it…</p>
<p>What I do know is you don’t know how to react to me, and I don’t know what else to do.</p>
<p>All I can say is that I will lock away my feelings for you, I just want to be your friend again, your happiness is so important to me, and I don’t want to be the cause of any sorta tension here at the Watchtower, Bats would have my ass if I missed another invasion.</p>
<p>If you read this…and you want to talk. Please message me. You know where to find me. If you don’t…I guess I’ll just go on hiding in the men’s locker room every time you come past.</p>
<p>I joke, I joke.<br />
The fate of the known world depends on us.</p>
<p>Yours always<br />
Plastic Man<br />
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<title><![CDATA[Justice League of America #36]]></title>
<link>http://panelwars.wordpress.com/2009/08/23/justice-league-of-america-36/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 14:42:19 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Ratzfatz</dc:creator>
<guid>http://panelwars.wordpress.com/2009/08/23/justice-league-of-america-36/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #36 Royal Pain!, Chapter 2 Shuffel up and die! DC Comics Wie man schon im ]]></description>
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<p><span style="color:#ff9900;">Royal Pain!, Chapter 2<br />
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<p><span style="color:#ff9900;">Shuffel up and die!<br />
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<p><em><span style="color:#ff9900;">DC Comics</span></em></p>
<p>Wie man schon im letzten Heft erfahren hat, ist die <strong><span style="color:#ff9900;">Royal Flush Gang</span></strong> mittlerweile zu einem riesigen Verbrechersyndikat ausgebaut worden und somit nun auch eine echte Bedrohung für die Welt und ernsthafter Gegner für die Justice League.</p>
<p>Diese ist zurzeit auch ziemlich geschwächt was durch einen „<em>Roll Call</em>“ auf einen der ersten Seiten auch dem letzten Leser verdeutlicht wird. Alle „Stars“ der Liga sind entweder verstorben, haben die Liga verlassen oder sind nur noch auf Abruf bereit, was <span style="color:#ff9900;"><strong>Vixen</strong></span> schon in der letzten Ausgabe zu der Formierung eines <em>B-Teams </em>zwang.</p>
<p>Das hört sich für den Leser vielleicht nicht besonders spannend an, doch zu meiner Überraschung funktioniert dieses Team auch im zweiten Heft des Arcs sehr gut, wofür man <em><span style="color:#ff9900;"><strong>Len Wein</strong></span></em> nicht genug loben kann. Ich kann nicht behaupten, dass mir zuvor einer der Charakter besonders sympathisch gewesen wäre, doch dadurch, dass Wein sie untereinander stänkern und streiten lässt bzw. Vixen sich bemühen muss das Team zusammenzuhalten, ist das Heft wirklich sehr interessant zu lesen.</p>
<p>Für diejenigen, die das aber noch immer nicht reizt, sei gesagt, dass sich Wonder Woman dann aber doch noch für einen Gast-Auftritt erbarmt und dem Heft somit auch noch etwas <em>A-List-Glanz</em> verleiht.</p>
<p>Das Alles spielt aber eigentlich gar keine so eine große Rolle im aktuellen Heft, denn Len Wein investiert viel Platz darin, <span style="color:#ff9900;"><strong>Wild-Cards </strong></span>(Fortune) Origin nachzuerzählen. Weiß nicht ob diese schon öfter zu lesen gewesen ist und die DC-Stammleser schon nervt, aber ich fands wirklich gut zu lesen.</p>
<p>Wild-Card erzählt die Geschichte der zurückgekommenen<span style="color:#ff9900;"><strong> Roulette</strong></span>, die noch immer mit ihm Karten spielt, bzw. sogar die JLA „spielt“. Weißt nicht was da genau gemeint ist, aber auch wenn das keinen Sinn ergeben sollte, stört es nicht den Fluss der Story.</p>
<p>Am Ende wird das Team in 2er Gruppen aufgesplittert wobei die Vixen seltsamerweise gerade die Leute in Pärchen einteilt, die sich absolut nicht leiden können. Das bietet Len Wein sicherlich eine gute Vorgabe für das nächste Heft, aber lässt mich doch an der Führungsqualität von Vixen zweifeln. Ich hätte da lieber eine logischere Aufteilung gesehen.</p>
<p>Das Artwork von <span style="color:#ff9900;"><strong><em>Tom Derenick</em> </strong></span>ist wieder einmal fabelhaft, sticht ins Aug und macht mir vom Anfang bis zum Ende Freude.</p>
<p>Auch das Cover von <span style="color:#ff9900;"><em><strong>Fabrizio Fiorentino</strong></em></span> ist natürlich eine Wucht und muss einfach erwähnt werden!</p>
<p>Ein unerwartet guter Arc der trotz der B-Riege an Helden und Schurken vor Allem durch Script und Artwork überzeugt.</p>
<h2 style="text-align:right;"><em><span style="color:#ff9900;"><strong>4/5</strong></span></em></h2>
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<title><![CDATA[The Birth of Me in Comics]]></title>
<link>http://coreyblake.com/2009/08/22/the-birth-of-me-in-comics/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 18:07:34 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Corey Blake</dc:creator>
<guid>http://coreyblake.com/2009/08/22/the-birth-of-me-in-comics/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Comic Book Database, a great resource site, has a cool new feature where you can search comic bo]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>The <a href="http://www.comicbookdb.com" target="_blank">Comic Book Database</a>, a great resource site, has a cool new feature where you can search comic books by cover date. So, naturally I had to search for comics dated for my birth month and year: February, 1976. Play along at home!</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter" src="http://www.comicbookdb.com/graphics/comic_graphics/1/156/79172_20070106155010_large.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="610" /></p>
<p>Look out! That Assassin guy is right behind you doing <em>exactly</em> what you thought was impossible!</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter" src="http://www.comicbookdb.com/graphics/comic_graphics/1/195/97601_20070629122858_large.jpg" alt="" width="488" height="700" />I can&#8217;t imagine it gets much awesomer than this British comic. I wish I was as tough as your boots. (Wait, did you say &#8220;Actual size&#8221;?!)</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter" src="http://www.comicbookdb.com/graphics/comic_graphics/1/136/68445_20061030083058_large.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="602" />I&#8217;m not sure what&#8217;s more shocking. The Jaws double&#8217;s terribly chapped lips? Or Ghost Rider&#8217;s flaming skull and the ocean ignoring each other.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter" src="http://www.comicbookdb.com/graphics/comic_graphics/1/148/74158_20061206015837_large.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="634" />OK, I&#8217;m detecting a certain aquatic theme, possibly inspired by a certain <a href="http://www.jaws30.com/" target="_blank">pop culture-defining film</a> (see: coat tail riders).</p>
<p>Well certainly Batman is too cool to be that lame.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter" src="http://www.comicbookdb.com/graphics/comic_graphics/1/152/75219_20061221143304_large.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="608" />Oh Batman. Really? The Olympics? Sigh&#8230;</p>
<p>Surely Marvel is above this kind of cheap pandering.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter" src="http://www.comicbookdb.com/graphics/comic_graphics/1/4/2259_20050925122835_large.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="610" /></p>
<p>What in the &#8212; ?!</p>
<p>OK, why is Spider-Man dragging a poor innocent girl into this implausibly ridiculous yet dangerous game? Unless the little girl is subbing for the football in this demented version of Not-Soccer. You&#8217;d think something this EXTREME would bring in at least a few spectators but it looks like they couldn&#8217;t <em>give</em> tickets away to this game.</p>
<p>Later: &#8220;Eh, let&#8217;s go back to playing regular football.&#8221;</p>
<p>So, was it possibly football season when this issue came out?</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter" src="http://www.comicbookdb.com/graphics/comic_graphics/1/202/100402_20070728024232_large.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="610" /></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter" src="http://www.comicbookdb.com/graphics/comic_graphics/1/293/144010_20081014090211_large.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="632" /></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter" src="http://www.comicbookdb.com/graphics/comic_graphics/1/304/124185_20081124085348_large.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="617" />Oh-ho! It&#8217;s funny because it&#8217;s sexist!</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter" src="http://www.comicbookdb.com/graphics/comic_graphics/1/289/142128_20081002182825_large.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="616" />Oh ho! It&#8217;s funny because they have eating disorders.</p>
<p>Come on Captain America, help me out.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter" src="http://www.comicbookdb.com/graphics/comic_graphics/1/31/16889_20051220124223_large.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="606" />Watch out for the phallic-helmeted Trojan Horde! Let&#8217;s face it, no one can resist cataclysmic Kirby action.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter" src="http://www.comicbookdb.com/graphics/comic_graphics/1/68/38863_20060502150039_large.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="606" />To be fair, this was from a time when superheroes had to announce their ethnicity in their name. But only if they weren&#8217;t white.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter" src="http://www.comicbookdb.com/graphics/comic_graphics/1/196/98057_20070703055118_large.jpg" alt="" width="461" height="700" />Oh. My. God. I have no idea what&#8217;s happening or why, but I must have this.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter" src="http://www.comicbookdb.com/graphics/comic_graphics/1/47/30463_20060225221633_large.jpg" alt="" width="436" height="675" />If this issue doesn&#8217;t include lyrics and sheet music, I&#8217;m writing an angry letter.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter" src="http://www.comicbookdb.com/graphics/comic_graphics/1/179/89002_20070411184637_large.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="533" />Watch the hands, pal.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter" src="http://www.comicbookdb.com/graphics/comic_graphics/1/71/36294_20060507093010_large.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="613" />I understand this was the inspiration for <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RK_xRPs2QqI" target="_blank">Bill Murray&#8217;s </a><em><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RK_xRPs2QqI" target="_blank">Scrooged</a></em>.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter" src="http://www.comicbookdb.com/graphics/comic_graphics/1/200/99533_20070719054503_large.jpg" alt="" width="449" height="700" />Don&#8217;t&#8230; look&#8230; behind&#8230; you. You might need more American flags printed on large sheets of cardboard paper.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter" src="http://www.comicbookdb.com/graphics/comic_graphics/1/265/131181_20080527190454_large.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="608" />Wow, this is crazy!</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter" src="http://www.comicbookdb.com/graphics/comic_graphics/1/30/17806_20051219195749_large.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="619" />I think we all see what&#8217;s coming.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter" src="http://www.comicbookdb.com/graphics/comic_graphics/1/101/54768_20060730100727_large.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="612" />Dodging is so WILD!</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter" src="http://www.comicbookdb.com/graphics/comic_graphics/1/115/60876_20060830152644_large.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="609" />What jerks. Worst friends ever.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter" src="http://www.comicbookdb.com/graphics/comic_graphics/1/149/74828_20061210191501_large.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="617" />Every twin I know has this exact same problem.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter" src="http://www.comicbookdb.com/graphics/comic_graphics/1/55/33375_20060320171301_large.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="625" />Stay back! It looks like someone might actually read this. We don&#8217;t stand a chance!</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter" src="http://www.comicbookdb.com/graphics/comic_graphics/1/298/70771_20081030204035_large.jpg" alt="" width="450" height="711" />I love it!</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter" src="http://www.comicbookdb.com/graphics/comic_graphics/1/243/112244_20080301001005_large.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="608" />This would never get published today. For several reasons.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter" src="http://www.comicbookdb.com/graphics/comic_graphics/1/195/97737_20070630133621_large.jpg" alt="" width="425" height="650" />So&#8230; Spider-Man and Storm (from the X-Men) are now thieves who steal from helpless old men? Uh&#8230; great.</p>
<p>And finally&#8230;</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter" src="http://www.comicbookdb.com/graphics/comic_graphics/1/103/55512_20060801184523_large.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="618" />But.. but&#8230; I thought they were the same person! OK I admit it. I&#8217;m actually intrigued.</p>
<p>And that&#8217;s my birth month in comics! Here&#8217;s the <a href="http://www.comicbookdb.com/coverdate.php?month=2&#38;year=1976" target="_blank">full list</a>, if you haven&#8217;t had enough.</p>
<p>(One thing to note that you may have noticed: Comics have traditionally been dated about 2-3 months in advance of their actual release date in an attempt to lengthen their shelf life, so most of these had probably been released in November or December, 1975. Still, it&#8217;s much easier go by cover date than try to determine when each individual comic actually hit stands.)</p>
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<title><![CDATA[It Is Good To Have Plas Back]]></title>
<link>http://continuityblog.wordpress.com/2009/08/21/it-is-good-to-have-plas-back/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 22:25:55 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>dcuboymw</dc:creator>
<guid>http://continuityblog.wordpress.com/2009/08/21/it-is-good-to-have-plas-back/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Justice League of America #36 Written by Len Wein Art by Tom Derenick Okay it took them thirty-six i]]></description>
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<p><strong><font size="4">Justice League of America #36</font>      <br />Written by Len Wein      <br />Art by Tom Derenick</strong></p>
<p>Okay it took them thirty-six issues, but I think finally we have a Justice League issue where the characters are given equal screen time, have unique voices, and well…it just feels like the League. I think I was too easy on McDuffie, sure he was always being overly managed by DC editorial, but he really wasn’t good at writing this book. This was just a sigh of relief. I love having Plastic Man back. I really missed him. I liked how they actually showed Vixen asking Starfire to join the league. Heck I even liked the origin of the Royal Flush Gang that they recapped. When Robinson comes on this book, this book better stay this good.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[McTeigue Desmiente Algunos Rumores]]></title>
<link>http://comicsen8mm.wordpress.com/2009/08/09/mcteigue-desmiente-algunos-rumores/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2009 12:22:17 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Rondador</dc:creator>
<guid>http://comicsen8mm.wordpress.com/2009/08/09/mcteigue-desmiente-algunos-rumores/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[. El director de V de Vendeta habla sobre algunos rumores sobre su persona. Básicamente, sobre las p]]></description>
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<p>El director de <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>V de Vendeta</strong></span> habla sobre algunos rumores sobre su persona.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/7678/mcteiguesupermanmagneto.jpg"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/7678/mcteiguesupermanmagneto.jpg" alt="" width="440" height="173" /></a></p>
<p>Básicamente, sobre las posibilidades de dirigir las películas de <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>Plastic Man </strong></span>y <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>X-Men Origins: Magneto</strong></span>.</p>
<p>Sobre la primera, decir que tras finalizar los hermanos <strong>Wachowski </strong>la película de <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>Matrix</strong></span> (la original y genuina), se curraron un guión para <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>Plastic Man</strong></span>, y que nunca llegó a puerto alguno (el guión). Las opciones era que los propios hermanos produjeran y dirigieran, o que simplemente dirigieran, con la ayuda de <strong>McTeigue</strong> como segunda unidad. El director comenta:</p>
<p style="padding-left:30px;"><em>&#8220;Obviamente, <strong>Larry </strong>y <strong>Andy </strong>hicieron el guión en su día. Me sorprendería muchísimo si esta película se hiciera alguna vez. Nunca hemos hablado en profundidad de este tema, pero lo único que sé es que sigue siendo propiedad de <strong>Joe Silver</strong> o de <strong>Warner Bros</strong>.&#8221;</em></p>
<p>Vamos, que nos olvidemos de la película básicamente.</p>
<p>También en su momento, se habló de la posibilidad de que dirigiera la película eternamente parada de <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>X-Men Origins: Magneto</strong></span>, con guión de <strong>David Goyer</strong>. Incluso en <strong>IMDB </strong>pone que el director está en conversaciones, a lo que éste responde:</p>
<p style="padding-left:30px;"><em>&#8220;Creo que incluso <strong>Goyer </strong>estaría sorprendido de leer eso (risas) [...] <strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Magneto</span></strong> es uno de esos rumores que comienzan por ahí y no se sabe ni el cómo ni el por qué [...] Aunque bueno, pensándolo bien, no sería una mala opción.&#8221;</em></p>
<p>Aquí deja el camino más abierto.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.slashfilm.com/2009/08/05/james-mcteigue-on-comic-book-rumors-plastic-man-probably-wont-ever-happen-wont-confirm-or-deny-superman-reboot/" target="_blank"><strong>FUENTE</strong></a></p>
<p>Sobre el otro rumor, más importante y con más repercusión, <a href="http://comicsen8mm.wordpress.com/2009/08/06/los-washos-se-encargaran-de-superman/" target="_blank"><strong>podéis leer la noticia que colgué esta semana.</strong></a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[You Don&rsquo;t Need The A-Listers To Write A Good Story]]></title>
<link>http://continuityblog.wordpress.com/2009/08/05/you-dont-need-the-a-listers-to-write-a-good-story/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 04:16:54 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>dcuboymw</dc:creator>
<guid>http://continuityblog.wordpress.com/2009/08/05/you-dont-need-the-a-listers-to-write-a-good-story/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Justice League of America #35 Written by Len Wein Art by Tom Derenick and Pow Rodrix What Professor ]]></description>
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<p><strong><font size="4">Justice League of America #35       <br /></font>Written by Len Wein      <br />Art by Tom Derenick and Pow Rodrix</strong></p>
<p>What Professor Fortune said in the last line of this book about playing with the cards you are dealt – in other words you don’t need the big three, just create good stories about the characters you have – it could have been said to McDuffie. Heck, Wein makes Red Tornado more interesting with the two lines the character had her then anything Meltzer or McDuffie did with the character. This was a decent issue, I mean it wasn’t great but it had Plastic Man in it, so that elevates it quite a bit in my head. I love how Plas brought up how he was with the team through all those great storylines – that was a great use of continuity while at the same time commenting on how ridiculous that he has been out of the League for so long. Sure we don’t have the A-list big leaguers, but this fill-in arc is going to be a decent read none-the-less.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Short on Members]]></title>
<link>http://thecomiccritique.wordpress.com/2009/08/04/short-on-members/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 06:56:54 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>artofwar11</dc:creator>
<guid>http://thecomiccritique.wordpress.com/2009/08/04/short-on-members/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[     In the three-part Justice League of America story by veteran writer Len Wein, the Royal Flush G]]></description>
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<p>     In the three-part <strong>Justice League of America</strong> story by veteran writer Len Wein, the Royal Flush Gang attacks a casino in Las Vegas.  They demand that they receive $25 million from every casino on the Strip, or they&#8217;ll kill their hostages.  Vixen calls the JLA members to a meeting, but with membership so low anyway, the only other person who shows up is Firestorm.  They head out to deal with the problem and meet up with Dr. Light and Red Tornado on the scene.  Plastic Man also appears to lend a hand.  They deal with the Royal Flush Gang, though we find out that the Gang&#8217;s real intention was to steal the casino&#8217;s special nanotechnology for some nefarious plot.  We find out that the Gang&#8217;s founder, Amos Fortune, is behind the heist, and he is waging a betting battle against Roulette, who is represented by the JLA.  Each of them is using their proxies in a game, the purpose of which is not yet known.</p>
<p>     Unlike Teen Titans, whose current three-part arc with a fill-in writer is actually meaningful, this one is not.  It&#8217;s a cute story that seems to largely prove just how undermanned the JLA is.  Vixen is basically the leader because she&#8217;s the person who has been in the JLA longest.  Well, aside from Red Tornado, but since he&#8217;s not really there in a permanent capacity, he may feel that Vixen is better suited to lead.  Or maybe not.  Maybe I&#8217;m reading too much into it.  I do like to see Dr. Light bicker with another person, but Len Wein&#8217;s antiquated writing style is very obvious.  He does a much better job with this issue than his fill-in issue about Starbreaker, but every so often, someone says something that&#8217;s just&#8230; off.  Like no one says that anymore.  The plot&#8217;s decent enough, though, and Tom Derenick&#8217;s art is actually pretty good.  Maybe his Reign in Hell work was just not representative of what he can do.  Or maybe it&#8217;s the inker or the colorist.  At any rate, this is decent filler.  It&#8217;s sufficiently entertaining, even if I am excited to see what James Robinson will do with the JLA in a few months.</p>
<p>Plot: 7.4      Art: 8.0      Dialogue: 6.4      <strong>Overall: 7.2</strong></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Justice League of America #35]]></title>
<link>http://panelwars.wordpress.com/2009/08/02/justice-league-of-america-35/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2009 13:28:35 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Ratzfatz</dc:creator>
<guid>http://panelwars.wordpress.com/2009/08/02/justice-league-of-america-35/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #35 Royal Pain!, Chapter One: Luck Of The Draw DC Comics Eine Story die ma]]></description>
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<p><span style="color:#ff9900;"><strong>Royal Pain!, Chapter One: Luck Of The Draw</strong></span></p>
<p><em><span style="color:#ff9900;"><strong>DC Comics</strong></span></em></p>
<p>Eine Story die man wohl im besten (oder auch schlechtesten) Sinne als „<em>klassisch</em>“ bezeichnen könnte. Die<span style="color:#ff9900;"><strong> Royal Flush Gang </strong></span>stürmt in ein Casino, stülpt ein Käseglocken artiges Energiefeld darüber und fordert von jedem Casino 25 Millionen Dollar da sie ansonsten ihre Geiseln töten werden. Das darf die <strong><span style="color:#ff9900;">Justice League </span></strong>natürlich nicht zulassen und so brechen <span style="color:#ff9900;"><strong>Vixen, Firestorm, Red Tornado, Dr. Light und Plastic Man </strong></span>auf um die Gang zu stoppen.</p>
<p>Es dauert nicht lange bis es für die Royal Flush Gang „<em>Rien ne va plus</em>“ heißt und die einzige spektakuläre Szene ist jene, in der Red Tornado (aus Versehen) Geld aufwirbeln lässt. Das ist übrigens das erste Mal das ich eine Story sehe in der 25 Millionen Dollar nicht in Bündeln, sondern wirklich in einzelnen Scheinen übereinander gelegt wurden. NaJa, Len Wein verdrängt hier zu Gunsten der Story seinen Sinn für Realität…</p>
<p>Super gelungen sind <strong><span style="color:#ff9900;">Len Wein </span></strong>hingegen die Dialoge zwischen den Charakteren. Das JLA Team dieser Ausgabe ergab sich mehr aus Personalmangel als aus Freundschaft, was sich auch in den Dialogen widerspiegelt. Besonders Dr. Light und Plastic Man scheinen keine Freunde mehr zu werden. Hier gefällt mir besonders wie Plastic Man darauf verweist das er schon seit Ewigkeiten im Team ist und deshalb nicht so „von oben herab“ behandeln werden sollte. Plastic Man ist auch sicherlich ein Highlight dieser Ausgabe und es hat mir gefallen ihn wieder Mal in Action zu erleben.</p>
<p>Als Cliffhanger kommt es zum Comeback einer DC-Lady und man erfährt dass dieser Coup nur eine Ablenkung für das eigentliche Ziel gewesen ist.</p>
<p>Das gefällt mir wirklich sehr gut, denn das eigentliche Ziel wird zwar am Anfang kurz erwähnt, doch lässt die JLA diese Information so nebensächlich fallen, dass ich nie auf die Idee gekommen wäre dass es dies das wirklich für den Plot wichtig werden könnte. Toll geschrieben von Len Wein!</p>
<p><span style="color:#ff9900;">Auch <strong>Tom Derenicks </strong></span>und <strong><span style="color:#ff9900;">Pow Rodrix </span></strong>Artwork gefällt mir ungeheuerlich gut und besonders die Inks, an denen gleich 4 Leute beschäftigt wurden, sind gelungen.</p>
<p>Mir hat dieses Heft wirklich überraschend gut gefallen. Der Cliffhanger ist zwar nicht „weltbewegend“ aber dennoch überraschend, die Action nett und die Story macht Sinn. Besonders letzteres vermisse ich in letzter Zeit. In Zeiten in denen die Autoren probieren alles phänomenal zu gestalten und sich so in unlogische Stränge verwirren, tut so eine Old-School Story wirklich gut.</p>
<p>Tolle, positive Überraschung.</p>
<h2 style="text-align:right;"><span style="color:#ff9900;"><em><strong>4/5</strong></em></span></h2>
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<title><![CDATA[Gods and monsters.]]></title>
<link>http://counter-force.com/2009/07/23/gods-and-monsters/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 23:52:31 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Marco Sparks</dc:creator>
<guid>http://counter-force.com/2009/07/23/gods-and-monsters/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[from here. And, just in time for the 2009 Geek Prom, i.e. Comic-Con, the face of Google today:]]></description>
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<p><em>from <a href="http://bunkercomplex.tumblr.com/post/146798551">here</a></em>.</p>
<p>And, just in time for the 2009 Geek Prom, i.e. Comic-Con, the face of Google today:</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter" title="Justice League of Google." src="http://i888.photobucket.com/albums/ac86/noirconrad/SuperGoogle.jpg" alt="" width="369" height="244" /></p>
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